Events

Join the staff over at Bit Bar for a truly unique trivia experience! Get your friends and family together and team up to take on Tuesday Trivia Nights with Bit Bar.

Stop by Bit Bar on Tuesday nights for Karaoke, drinks, and delicious food for your entire crew. After 8pm Bit Bar becomes a 21+ venue so keep that in mind when making your plans.

Wild Sea Wellness will be offering monthly yoga classes at The House of the Seven Gables throughout 2023. Be sure to check their website and calendar for details, dates, and links to register. The next partnership is scheduled for May 3, 2023.  $20 general admission https://7gables.org/event/full-moon-yoga-may-2023/

Earn Notch swag when you complete 10 runs… Meters for Liters is a weekly 5k run from the brewery. This is not a race, just a chance to get out and earn some cold beer. When we get back to the brewery, there will be plenty of beer and free pretzels for runners! No sign...

Every Wednesday night Bit Bar hosts their weekly music video bingo series. Stop in for a drink and some good food and enjoy a fun twist on the classic game of bingo. Please keep in mind that after 8pm Bit Bar becomes a 21+ venue.

Join Historic New England on a 90-minute walking tour through an ever-evolving neighborhood surrounding Gedney House. The Greater Endicott Neighborhood has changed from a working waterfront and an African-American neighborhood in the 19th century, to the center of Salem’s Italian-American community in the 20th century. With stories from those who grew up in the area,...

Hill Country, bringing the best BBQ to Salem. Join us for a night of Comedy, Brews & Cues.

The best open mic in the World, on the North Shore, in Salem! Come join the fun every Thursday night! Anything and everything are welcome. Sing, Dance, Hum, Orate, or simply witness the beautiful chaos that is the Gulu Gulu Open Mic Shindig. Sign-up at 6:30pm.

A priest, a minister, and a Hasidic Jew walk into a poetry festival . . . and have a conversation about their favorite spiritually-engaged poems and poets, what “devotional poetry” means in the 21st century, the relationship between poetry and sacred texts, and the role of faith and doubt in poetic practice. There will be...

Five poets whose collections have been published by the Washington, D.C.-based Word Works will read poems that explore the physical and metaphysical presence of birds. Their poems observe and describe different species, with their various behaviors, and consider birds as harbingers, emissaries, and omens, as figures of hope, grief, and eros. Poets include Jennifer Barber,...

How often do we write poems that engage the senses of taste and smell? Most likely not as often as we write poems that focus on what we see, hear, or touch. And yet such poetry can be deliciously indelible and vividly evocative, allowing the reader to experience what the speaker is smelling or tasting...

How often does a poem turn into a meditation? How often does a meditation turn into a poem? Could this happen more often? In this workshop we will explore how breath, yoga, and meditation can help create the soft space from where a poem emerges. Or maybe a simple word or meditation creates the soft...

Get a jump on your Mother’s Day and Father’s Day shopping! Snacks and refreshments will be available for purchase. All proceeds for this event will support the Essex Scholarship Fund.

Are you a teen who loves drawing, doodling, designing, sketching, scribbling? Do we have the wall for you! Drop in to add some art, or a couple lines of poetry, to our mural anytime from 10-5 on Saturday. Be in conversation with other teen artists, and create something cool and collaborative together.

Who doesn’t love those delicious dumplings? Join us for a hands-on pierogi-making party with Ukrainian native Svitlana Rozghon and other members of Dobro New England. They will guide you through the steps for making pierogis while learning about Ukrainian culture and customs. There will be plenty of pierogis with a variety of fillings to sample...

Join us for a new, six week lecture series celebrating Gloucester’s rich culture and history in partnership with the Gloucester 400+. The series includes: * May 9: The Indians Who Live Among Us – Presented by Mary Ellen Lepionka * May 16: Unboxing Dogtown – Presented by Les Bartlett * May 23: From Fitz Henry...

Join the staff over at Bit Bar for a truly unique trivia experience! Get your friends and family together and team up to take on Tuesday Trivia Nights with Bit Bar.

Stop by Bit Bar on Tuesday nights for Karaoke, drinks, and delicious food for your entire crew. After 8pm Bit Bar becomes a 21+ venue so keep that in mind when making your plans.

On this expert-guided, interactive and deep-dive into the Witch Trials explore in rare detail how a house and neighborhood reveal stories of terror and survival as they witnessed one of the darkest periods in American history. We’ll start inside the c1667 Daniels House where you’ll tour a living home from the Trials and choose from a...

Earn Notch swag when you complete 10 runs… Meters for Liters is a weekly 5k run from the brewery. This is not a race, just a chance to get out and earn some cold beer. When we get back to the brewery, there will be plenty of beer and free pretzels for runners! No sign...

Every Wednesday night Bit Bar hosts their weekly music video bingo series. Stop in for a drink and some good food and enjoy a fun twist on the classic game of bingo. Please keep in mind that after 8pm Bit Bar becomes a 21+ venue.

May is Historic Preservation Month and The Gables is kicking it off with a great discussion of climate and historic preservation! Climate change impacts us all, but in different ways and with a variety of outcomes. This year’s Community Conversations series will focus on some of these impacts, existing and proposed efforts to mitigate the...

The best open mic in the World, on the North Shore, in Salem! Come join the fun every Thursday night! Anything and everything are welcome. Sing, Dance, Hum, Orate, or simply witness the beautiful chaos that is the Gulu Gulu Open Mic Shindig. Sign-up at 6:30pm.

Our dreams are indulgent narratives, playing out our hopes and fears across wild, complex landscapes. The world of dreams is at once both fantastic and terrible, and allows us to scratch the surface of our bubbling subconscious. While some believe that our dreams go even deeper, allowing us to traverse the waters of prophecy, others...

Easy art-making for the under 5 crowd

Join the Good Witch of Salem on the corner of Essex and North Street for an Oscar Mayer Wienermobile magical experience!

Fly on over to The Good Witch of Salem shop to design your own necklace for the MOM in your life! 💕 This person can be anyone that you view as your MOM! 💕 To celebrate Mother’s Day, one design will be chosen (on 5/14) to be made into a piece of jewelry up to...

Flower Shower & Chapel Viewing! Saturday May 13th! 8-11 8:00AM the Flower Shower begins in the conservatory garden! 9:00AM the Dickson Chapel is open for viewing Come see the beautiful garden with more than 900 bulbs planted in it. Make a donation toward your favorite bulbs! Come inside the Dickson Memorial Chapel and see the...

Salem Main Streets presents, the Spring Shopping Spree! A robust roundup of retailers are bursting out of their stores and onto the sidewalk (or offering something special inside!) Saturday, May, 13th 2023 Hours vary by participant. Check back to hear updates about who is joining the spree! To join as a downtown business, please contact...

Salem Main Streets presents, the Spring Shopping Spree! A robust roundup of retailers are bursting out of their stores and onto the sidewalk (or offering something special inside!) Saturday, May, 13th 2023 Hours vary by participant. Check back to hear updates about who is joining the spree! To join as a downtown business, please contact...

Celebrate mom with a special morning at our breakfast buffet! Savory dishes like baked ham, omelets, bacon, sausage, and potatoes await you. Or start the day sweet with muffins, pastries, and fruit. Call (978) 977-6410 to place your reservations. Adults $32 Children 10 and under $14 Serviced by Sophia’s Restaurant Team 18 % Gratuity will...

Bring your mom to celebrate Mother’s Day with us. Live DJ to give your mom a shout-out as she enters. Sing her a song if you choose to! We’ll have Speakeasy Donuts onsite with special MOM-themed donuts for the occasion.

While witch-hunting is a thing of the past in the western world, witch persecutions and trials are ongoing incidents in Africa today. Across the continent, thousands, mainly women and elderly persons, are accused, tried, attacked, killed, imprisoned or banished every year. Join us on Monday, May 15th for a fascinating virtual lecture given by Dr....

Join us for a new, six week lecture series celebrating Gloucester’s rich culture and history in partnership with the Gloucester 400+. The series includes: * May 9: The Indians Who Live Among Us – Presented by Mary Ellen Lepionka * May 16: Unboxing Dogtown – Presented by Les Bartlett * May 23: From Fitz Henry...

Join us for a new, six week lecture series celebrating Gloucester’s rich culture and history in partnership with the Gloucester 400+. The series includes: * May 9: The Indians Who Live Among Us – Presented by Mary Ellen Lepionka * May 16: Unboxing Dogtown – Presented by Les Bartlett * May 23: From Fitz Henry...

Join the staff over at Bit Bar for a truly unique trivia experience! Get your friends and family together and team up to take on Tuesday Trivia Nights with Bit Bar.

Earn Notch swag when you complete 10 runs… Meters for Liters is a weekly 5k run from the brewery. This is not a race, just a chance to get out and earn some cold beer. When we get back to the brewery, there will be plenty of beer and free pretzels for runners! No sign...

Join us in our private room at Finz in Salem for an evening of dancing, drinking and fun with members of the local Vampire community. 21+ event. – DRESS CODE: Casual Vampire, Creative Goth Attire No white tees – No baseball hats – No Sportswear

Every Wednesday night Bit Bar hosts their weekly music video bingo series. Stop in for a drink and some good food and enjoy a fun twist on the classic game of bingo. Please keep in mind that after 8pm Bit Bar becomes a 21+ venue.

Join us for a night of tabletop gaming with favorites such as: Dixit, Risk, Fluxx, Munchkin, Chess (Lord of the Rings Edition), We Didn’t Playtest This At All, Apples to Apples, Settlers of Catan and The Oregon Trail Card Game. And, we’ll have the recently debuted “Hammond Naval Warfare,” a game of naval strategy designed by our...

Get your creative juices flowing and join us at the Taproom on Thursday, May 18 for craft candle-making night. Bring a friend to enjoy the evening with! Limited tickets remain – reserve your spot today. You’ll blend and pour your own soy candle in a branded souvenir beer glass. In additional to your take-home candle,...

The best open mic in the World, on the North Shore, in Salem! Come join the fun every Thursday night! Anything and everything are welcome. Sing, Dance, Hum, Orate, or simply witness the beautiful chaos that is the Gulu Gulu Open Mic Shindig. Sign-up at 6:30pm.

Easy art-making for the under 5 crowd

Theara Spicy Kitchen will be popping up at East Regiment Beer Company! Check them out at https://www.thearaspicykitchen.com/ and come have a taste of Khmer/Lao cuisine infused with traditional pub food.

Support local artists at East Regiment Beer Company with their Friday Night Music series. Each week will highlight a new local artists that will take the stage to fill the bar with tunes. Enjoy the bars bespoke aesthetic and delicious locally made beers.

Informal in-process art making

Join East Regiment Beer Co. for their Navy Seal Foundation Fundraiser. 10% of sales from 12-3pm go to the Navy Seal Foundation.

The Revelry Food Truck brings a unique taste to the city of Boston: Authentic New Orleans Cuisine. In a city full of restaurants and food trucks serving a wide variety of international foods and tried and true American favorites such as burgers, barbeque, and pizza, there is a gap when it comes to New Orleans,...

Let’s celebrate Spring at a “Bunny Tea Party”! Children will stuff their own bunny doll while they sip pink tea and learn about crystal magic! After purchasing a ticket, you will receive a digital .pdf file with a ticket that you could print and present to your child as a gift or an Easter basket...

Prowl around Salem, MA and discover all of the cat-themed fun finds that the city has to offer. Keep an eye out for more details HERE.

This Sunday, May 21, at our Salem Biergarten and Tap Room, we are celebrating Notch employee musicians and makers! Live music in the Biergarten featuring Notch employee bands: shiver. Daughter of the Vine foreverhorse Vendor market in the Tap Room with goods made by Notch artisans and makers: Yelsey Makes (clay works) Green Witch Home...

Join us every Tuesday during gallery hours for complementary tea with admission to the gallery.

Join us for a new, six week lecture series celebrating Gloucester’s rich culture and history in partnership with the Gloucester 400+. The series includes: * May 9: The Indians Who Live Among Us – Presented by Mary Ellen Lepionka * May 16: Unboxing Dogtown – Presented by Les Bartlett * May 23: From Fitz Henry...

Join us for a special virtual program commemorating Memorial Day with Chaim Rosenberg, author of Shield of David: A History of Jewish Servicemen in America’s Armed Forces.

Join us on May 24 at East Regiment Beer Company.Grab a beer as we chat about Preservation in Pop Culture. This lighthearted discussion will focus on movies, tv shows, and music that are about preservation and protecting beloved properties.

Earn Notch swag when you complete 10 runs… Meters for Liters is a weekly 5k run from the brewery. This is not a race, just a chance to get out and earn some cold beer. When we get back to the brewery, there will be plenty of beer and free pretzels for runners! No sign...

Every Wednesday night Bit Bar hosts their weekly music video bingo series. Stop in for a drink and some good food and enjoy a fun twist on the classic game of bingo. Please keep in mind that after 8pm Bit Bar becomes a 21+ venue.

Please join us in honoring all of the men and women who have served our Country. We will be remembering those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for the defense of our nation.  

The best open mic in the World, on the North Shore, in Salem! Come join the fun every Thursday night! Anything and everything are welcome. Sing, Dance, Hum, Orate, or simply witness the beautiful chaos that is the Gulu Gulu Open Mic Shindig. Sign-up at 6:30pm.

Enjoy live DJ sets every Thursday night at the Village Tavern starting at 9pm. It’s also the night they book their beer and spirit pervayors to come in and interact with guests and enjoy free samplings of new products.

The Salem Ferry resumes daily service to and from Boston on Friday, May 26th, 2023. While the Salem Chamber was unfortunately unable to organize the Welcome Back Salem Ferry event, we encourage everyone to utilize the Ferry this year. The approximately 50 minute trip between the 2 ports is full of beautiful views of the...

Easy art-making for the under 5 crowd

Join us for our May Soirée when we will be featuring a menu inspired by the wonderful foods of the South of France!

Informal in-process art making

Presented by Creative Spirit and Salem Athenaeum Script adapted by Jerry R. Montoya | Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett Come enjoy this family friendly staged reading of The Secret Garden based on the classic 1911 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Young, orphaned Mary Lennox discovers a secret garden, saves her sickly young cousin, and melts...

Sage’s Fusion Kitchen offers Vietnamese and American BBQ along with Ken’s Kicken’ Chicken Pot Pies and Desserts.  All made in-house from scratch.

Join the City of Salem for a weekend of events for the Memorial Day Sunday 10am – St.Mary’s Cemetery Ceremony 11:00am – PLAV Maritime Ceremony at Winter Island 12:00pm – Memorial Mass at St.John Paul II of Divine Mercy Shrine on St.Peter Street   Monday 11:00am – Dedication of “pelletier Square” to be held outside...

Presented by Creative Spirit and Salem Athenaeum Script adapted by Jerry R. Montoya | Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett Come enjoy this family friendly staged reading of The Secret Garden based on the classic 1911 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Young, orphaned Mary Lennox discovers a secret garden, saves her sickly young cousin, and melts...

Presented by Creative Spirit and Salem Athenaeum Script adapted by Jerry R. Montoya | Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett Come enjoy this family friendly staged reading of The Secret Garden based on the classic 1911 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Young, orphaned Mary Lennox discovers a secret garden, saves her sickly young cousin, and melts...

On behalf of Mayor Bob McCarthy and the Salem Veterans Council, we welcome your attendance at this year’s Memorial Day remembrance being held on Monday, May 29, 2023. This year’s event will not be at Greenlawn Cemetery, but at the intersection of Gardner and Cabot Streets to dedicate a Veteran Square to the memory of...

Join the City of Salem for a weekend of events for the Memorial Day Sunday 10am – St.Mary’s Cemetery Ceremony 11:00am – PLAV Maritime Ceremony at Winter Island 12:00pm – Memorial Mass at St.John Paul II of Divine Mercy Shrine on St.Peter Street   Monday 11:00am – Dedication of “pelletier Square” to be held outside...

The Orchestra of the Royal Capital City of Krakow Sinfonietta Cracovia presents GLASS/KILAR at Hammond Castle Museum. Sinfonietta Cracovia, one of the premiere chamber orchestras of Europe, will present their flagship project combining film music and concert music of two great composers: Wojciech Kilar and Philip Glass, as part of the international tour Kilar 90....

Join us every Tuesday during gallery hours for complementary tea with admission to the gallery.

Join us for a new, six week lecture series celebrating Gloucester’s rich culture and history in partnership with the Gloucester 400+. The series includes: * May 9: The Indians Who Live Among Us – Presented by Mary Ellen Lepionka * May 16: Unboxing Dogtown – Presented by Les Bartlett * May 23: From Fitz Henry...

Join the staff over at Bit Bar for a truly unique trivia experience! Get your friends and family together and team up to take on Tuesday Trivia Nights with Bit Bar.

Earn Notch swag when you complete 10 runs… Meters for Liters is a weekly 5k run from the brewery. This is not a race, just a chance to get out and earn some cold beer. When we get back to the brewery, there will be plenty of beer and free pretzels for runners! No sign...

Every Wednesday night Bit Bar hosts their weekly music video bingo series. Stop in for a drink and some good food and enjoy a fun twist on the classic game of bingo. Please keep in mind that after 8pm Bit Bar becomes a 21+ venue.

This event will take place on June 1st at Riley Plaza 12:00pm. Our office intends to be as inclusive as possible, and all are welcome to attend.

The best open mic in the World, on the North Shore, in Salem! Come join the fun every Thursday night! Anything and everything are welcome. Sing, Dance, Hum, Orate, or simply witness the beautiful chaos that is the Gulu Gulu Open Mic Shindig. Sign-up at 6:30pm.

Enjoy live DJ sets every Thursday night at the Village Tavern starting at 9pm. It’s also the night they book their beer and spirit pervayors to come in and interact with guests and enjoy free samplings of new products.

The festival will include a gallery of juried artists’ work in Old Town Hall, outdoor stage venues for performance and dance, an artist and artisan street fair, a collaborative public arts project, the hugely popular Mural Slam and much more! Special thanks to this year’s returning title sponsor the Peabody Essex Museum for their continued...

We’re excited to announce the final 10 works of art in the Alquemie Project Exhibition 2023. Join us on Friday, June 2nd and Saturday, June 3rd to view the exhibition and vote for your favorite! All are welcome to the Artists Reception on Sunday, June 4th from 3-5pm when the winner will be announced.

The festival will include a gallery of juried artists’ work in Old Town Hall, outdoor stage venues for performance and dance, an artist and artisan street fair, a collaborative public arts project, the hugely popular Mural Slam and much more! Special thanks to this year’s returning title sponsor the Peabody Essex Museum for their continued...

Historic New England will be offering free tours at all thirty eight historic sites throughout New England on Saturday, June 3 . On the North Shore, visitors can experience over 300 hundred years of history in the organization’s 10 properties, including Phillips House and Gedney House in Salem, Beauport, the Sleeper- McCann House in Gloucester,...

Join PEM and our friends at Salem Arts Fest in downtown Salem for a special viewing of the See Me pop-up exhibition featuring artwork from Salem students in grades K-12. This celebration of student work will include drawings, paintings, photography and poetry. Take in the perspectives of Salem’s youth, then contribute your own work to the project...

The festival will include a gallery of juried artists’ work in Old Town Hall, outdoor stage venues for performance and dance, an artist and artisan street fair, a collaborative public arts project, the hugely popular Mural Slam and much more! Special thanks to this year’s returning title sponsor the Peabody Essex Museum for their continued...

Registration for this cherished community event is now open! Gather your friends and form a team or walk individually with HAWC friends, business partners and community leaders. We need you to raise awareness and funds for HAWC’s lifesaving work. Event details: Sunday, June 4th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Salem Common, Salem,...

Join Salem Kids Tours for a unique tour experience. This is a drawing expedition for kids ages 10 and up. Register online and materials will be provided on the tour.